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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Goddard Space Flight Center

Internship Resources

Undergraduate and Graduate Level Internships

MS-PHD's

Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success

Program Overview

The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science initiative was developed by and for underrepresented minorities with the overall purpose of facilitating our increased participation in Earth system science.

* Earth system science and Engineering exposure

* Professional development opportunities experiences

Website:



Contact:

Dr. Ashanti J. Pyrtle

Director

email: apyrtle@marine.usf.edu

Phone: 727-553-1301

NASA Academy

SITE:

David Rosage (301) 286-0904

Dr. Richard Henry (410) 516-7350

Eligibility: Full-time junior, senior undergraduate or at the early graduate level in accredited U.S. college or university as of May of the program year; B average (minimum); major in engineering, science (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.), math, computer science or other areas of interest to the aerospace program; US citizen or permanent resident (as of May of the program year).

Description: Unique summer experience at the university level for developing future leaders of the U.S. Space Program. The program is an intensive, resident, ten-week summer experience with laboratory research work, a group project, lectures, meetings with experts and administrators, visits to NASA Centers and space-related industries, technical writing, and presentations. Students discover how NASA and its Centers operate, gain experience in world-class laboratories, participate in a team environment and build professional bonds. On graduation, Academy participants are inducted into the NASA Academy Alumni Association (NAAA) whose goal is to promote NASA, research and space education. The University of Maryland, College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Science is also a GSFC Academy co-sponsor granting 3 credits to participants who successfully complete the program. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services. This program particularly seeks applications from underrepresented minorities.

Duration: 10 Weeks.

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: January 31 of Program Year

Award: Students will receive a $4000/10-week summer session stipend plus housing.

aCHiEVING cOMPTENCY IN COMPUTING, ENGINEERING, AND SPACE SCIENCE (acCESS)

SITE:

Laureen Summers (202) 326-6649

Denna Lambert (301) 286-0844

Eligibility: Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale); enrolled and pursuing a degree in a college or university on a full-time basis, junior, senior or graduate student at the time the internship begins.

Description: The ACCESS Internship Program is a 10-week summer program that provides qualified students with disabilities internship opportunities to explore potential federal service with NASA and gain hands-on experience in their field of study. The internship is a student learning work experience in which the intern is paired with a mentor from Goddard’s scientific, engineering and administrative communities. Students are provided with engaging hands on laboratory and professional experiences that encourages the continued pursuit of STEM or business related fields. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: February 15 for first priority consideration and ongoing as space permits. (to AAAS)

Award: The internship covers a $5,000 to $6,000 stipend, round trip transportation from home or university to employment, financial assistance with housing, and local travel.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Intern Program

SITE:

Janie Nall (301) 286-0885

Marcellus Proctor (301) 286-9402

Eligibility: Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale); enrolled and pursuing a degree in a college or university on a full-time basis, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student at the time the internship begins; AISES membership is strongly encouraged; US citizenship or permanent resident.

Description: The AISES Intern Program is a 10-week summer program that provides qualified AISES students with internship opportunities to explore potential federal service with NASA and gain hands-on experience in their field of study. The internship is a student learning work experience in which the intern is paired with a mentor from Goddard’s scientific or engineering laboratories through a match between the Lab’s requirements for a project and the student’s background, academic level and interests. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: February 15 (to AISES)

Award: The internship covers a stipend, round trip transportation from home or University to Maryland, housing, and local travel.

EXCELLENCE THROUGH CHALLENGING exploration AND LEADERSHIP (EXCEL)

SITE:

Mark Riccobono (410) 659-9314 Ext. 2368

Denna Lambert (301) 286-0844

Eligibility & Selection Criteria

Eligible Applicants Must:

* Be legally blind

* Be at least 18 years old at the time the program begins

* Be going into their first or second year of enrollment at a two

or four-year college/university

* Have an interest in pursuing science, technology,

engineering, or math careers

* Have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0

scale

Description: EXCEL is an eleven-week internship program for

blind students combining work experience through the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with mentoring

and support from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).

The EXCEL interns will take part in a one-week training seminar

at the NFB Jernigan Institute after which they will travel to their

worksites for nine weeks of work experience. Midway through the

program, the interns will attend the NFB’s National Convention,

where they will attend meetings and seminars while acting as

NASA ambassadors.

Date: June through August

Award: EXCEL Interns will receive $3,000 for their participation in

the program, and all travel expenses will be covered.

NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Student Internship Program (APL)

SITE:

Anne Anikis (301) 745-8971

Dave Rosage (301) 286-0904

Eligibility: Enrolled at the junior, senior or early graduate level as of May of the program year; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; US citizen; certification of approved background investigation; and agreement between sponsoring Space Grant Consortium and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Student must provide own transportation.

Description: Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a research and development division of The Johns Hopkins University, supports the Department of Defense, NASA and other Government agencies through innovative applied research, technical development, and problem solving. Located on 365 acres in Laurel, MD, the Laboratory employs approximately 3,350 engineers, scientist, and supporting staff in a broad range of disciplines. The Applied Physics Laboratory has a 45-year history of innovative space science and engineering. Since 1959, APL engineers and scientist have designed, built, and launched 61 spacecraft and over 150 instruments. The Applied Physics Lab helped pioneer quick reaction spacecraft, invented many of the techniques now standard in today’s spacecraft, and developed entire space systems, such as the Navy Transit navigation system. Several important systems conceived and developed at APL have been transferred to industry for production. Recently it has extended its low-cost planetary mission methodology to such NASA missions as NEAR, ACE, MESSENGER and New Horizons. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: January 31 of Program Year

Award: Students will receive a $4000 10-week summer session stipend plus housing.

DC Space Grant Intern Program

SITE:

Dr. Vigdor Teplitz (301) 286-9690

Madeline Barron (301) 286-3290

Eligibility: Full time undergraduate or graduate student attending one of the District’s universities or colleges. Selection based upon academic achievement, background/skills and academic objectives, and their “fit” for the particular assignments they chose. Must be US citizen or permanent resident (as of May of the program year).

Description: The DC Space Grant Consortium (DCSGC) program is a NASA fall semester paid internship that matches students with NASA mentors at both NASA Headquarters, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Members of underrepresented and/or undeserved groups are encouraged to apply. Students team with a principal Investigator (PI) at GSFC for research in science or engineering. Students must work between 15-20 hours per week and submit monthly evaluation forms. The program is funded through NASA on a year to year basis, so announcements for the present year competition cannot be made until funding is available. If funding is available, the DCSGC will announce it on its web page in early spring. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: Varies

Dates: Starts approximately mid August and concludes in mid December.

Application Deadline: Please check with a point of contact for current year information.

Award: Students will receive $4000 per month.

Independent Verification and Validation Internship (IVV)

SITE:

Dave Rosage (301) 286-0904

Wes Deadrick (304) 367-8329

Eligibility: Enrolled as a junior, senior undergraduate or at the early graduate level as of May of the program year; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; US citizen or permanent resident (as of May of the program year).

Description: The NASA/Independent Verification & Validation Internship Program consists of a 10-week resident summer research program for diverse undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields. It gives its participants working knowledge of NASA and its programs. Through this internship the Research Associate will learn how NASA and IV&V Facility operate, understand the NASA link to the private sector, and gain experience working with a leading Software Assurance research program. Projects may include working hand-in-hand with researchers performing NASA funded research, sanitizing and preparing data and artifacts to support research efforts, developing tools to assist IV&V engineers and project managers, and working to infuse the results of research into NASA software development and IV&V projects.

Duration: 10 weeks

Dates: June through August.

Location: NASA IV&V Facility, Fairmont, West Virginia.

Application Deadline: January 31 of Program Year

Award: Students receive a $4000 10-week summer session stipend plus housing.

North Dakota Tribal College Initiative (NDTCI)

SITE:

Janie Nall (301) 286-0885

Marcellus Proctor (301) 286-9402

Eligibility: Enrolled in a North Dakota, South Dakota or Montana Tribal College or University on a full-time basis; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; Rising Sophomore or above at the time of internship; US citizen; pursuing a degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics field of relevance to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Description: NDTCI is a 10-week summer program that provides students enrolled in a Tribal College in North Dakota, South Dakota or Montana with internship opportunities to explore potential federal service with NASA and gain hands-on experience in their field of study. The internship is student learning work experience in which the intern is paired with a mentor from Goddard’s science or engineering laboratories through a match between the Lab’s requirements and the student’s background, academic level and interest. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Stipend: The internship covers a stipend, round trip transportation from home or University to Maryland, housing, and local travel.

Application Deadline: February 15 (to North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges).

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (NSGCFP)

SITE:

Dr. Richard P. Fahey (301) 286-9690

David Rosage (301) 286-0904

Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The criteria for recruitment and selection are at the discretion of the consortia. However, all students must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full-time in a degree program related to aerospace which includes aeronautics, space science, space engineering, and related fields.

Description: Provides specialized training and education programs to help maintain the United States’ capabilities in aerospace science and technology, and education, and capitalizes on the multiple opportunities afforded by the space environment. Each state consortium is challenged to establish a national and statewide network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, space, and related fields; to encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and Federal, state and local governments; to encourage interdisciplinary training, research, and public service programs related to aerospace; to recruit and train professionals, especially women, underrepresented populations, and persons with disabilities for careers in aerospace science and technology; and to promote a strong science, mathematics and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: At the discretion of each consortium.

Dates: At the discretion of each consortium.

Application Deadline: At the discretion of each consortium.

Location: All participating NASA Centers.

Award: At the discretion of each consortium.

Other Point of Contact:

Ms. Diane De Troye

NASA/Headquarters

Education Office, Washington, DC 20546

(202) 358-1523 

NASA Robotics Academy

SITE:

David Rosage (301) 286-0904

Lubna Rana (301) 286-2893

Eligibility: Interns: Rising freshman or sophomore, undergraduate; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, with experience in robotics; US citizen, permanent resident (as of May of program year).

Team Leads: Advanced undergraduate or graduate students with a curricular background in robotics.

Description: The NASA Robotics Internship Program is a 10-week resident summer internship for students specifically interested in robotics. Students who have previously participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition, Botball, or have taken active interest in robotics in demonstrable ways are given priority. Participants are assigned to a team project sponsored by NASA/GSFC, local industry, or academic institution (2-3 students per project). In addition to direct guidance from the Principal Investigator (PI) who sponsored the project, an advanced robotic student is assigned as team lead to guide interns and manage the project on a daily basis. The interns and team leads participate in enriching activities such as a group project, lectures, field trips, and meetings with leaders in the field. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: January 31 of Program year

Stipend: Students will receive a $4000 10-week summer session stipend, plus housing.

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center

Summer Aerospace Workfroce Development Research Internship Program (SAWDRIP)

DAVID ROSAGE (301) 286-0904

LISA SPURRIER (301) 286-9690

Eligibility: Rising junior or senior undergraduate and graduate students; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Description: NASA Summer Aerospace Workforce Development Research Internship Program (SAWDRIP) is a collaboration among: NASA Goddard Higher Education Office, Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR) and Maryland Space Grant Consortium. Students are placed in state-of-the-art projects with aerospace companies providing experience in skills marketable to both NASA and aerospace companies that support NASA. MBSR serves as the forum endorsing this unique program to their aerospace membership that enables these companies to engage in a unique opportunity to cultivate and inspire the future workforce of U.S. Space Program. Companies that wish to participate are able to “try out” future candidates, enabling student and mentor to build a relationship and perhaps to find a place on the company’s team. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: January 31 of the program year

Location: Participating Aerospace Contractor companies (Members of the Maryland Space Business Roundtable that support the mission of NASA/GSFC in the Washington, DC area).

Award: Students will receive a $4000 10-week summer session stipend plus housing.

Summer Institute in Engineering and Computer Application (SIECA)

SITE:

Dr. Joan Langdon (301) 860-4036

Gerald Tiqui (301) 286-9461

Denna Lambert (301) 286-0844

Eligibility: Enrolled as a junior, senior undergraduate or at the early graduate level; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; major in engineering, science (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.), math, computer science or other areas of interest to the aerospace program; be a US citizen .

Description: This program provides participants with a 10 week “hands-on” work experience in various space-related scientific and technological fields. Students complete tasks which are consistent with their academic training. These experiences are monitored by technical experts in their areas of interest. Training in needed computer languages or other specific skills required for projects is also provided. The primary objective of SIECA is to broaden the participants’ professional perspectives through exposure to a variety of research/application environments. Students are eligible to receive college credits from Bowie State University for the internship. The majority of students who have participated in SIECA over the past years have been enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 10 Weeks

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: January 31 of Program Year

Award: Undergraduates receive $5,235.00, Graduates receive $6000.00, housing is paid by participant.

Student Internship Program (SIP)

SITE:

Ronald Cook (301) 286-8733

Adrienne Byrd (301) 286-1089

Eligibility: Enrolled at the junior, senior or early graduate level as of May of the program year; GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; major in engineering, science (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.), math, computer science or other areas of interest to the aerospace program; US citizen or permanent resident (as of May of program year).

Description: NASA SIP is designed for students whose primary interest is in space related research. SIP is an intensive 10-week summer research program for diverse undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in aerospace-related fields. SIP brings students from universities to GSFC to support ongoing research projects generally by participating in a project that has received an award from the Director’s Discretionary Fund (DDF). These funds are allocated competitively to GSFC’s most innovative researchers. Students team with a Principal Investigator (PI) at GSFC for cutting edge research in science or engineering. Research is conducted in areas such as those listed in the front of the booklet. The students may have the opportunity to participate in field trips to other NASA Centers, as well as to local space industry sites. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: Usually 10 weeks (may vary depending on need of P.I. and student availability).

Dates: June through August

Application Deadline: January 31 of Program Year

Award: Students will receive a $4000 10-week summer session stipend plus housing.

Special Project Interns (SPI)

DR. VIGDOR TEPLITZ (301) 286-9690

RONALD COOK (301) 286-8733

Eligibility: Be enrolled in or teaching at a college or university; students need to supply evidence of scholastic aptitude in science and math; faculty need to supply evidence of research development, or engineering capabilities; students need to supply all college transcripts and 2 letters of recommendation.

Description: Students or Faculty members are paired with a scientist or engineer in a laboratory setting at Goddard Space Flight Center or Wallops Flight Facility to actively participate in a research project using the expertise of a mentor. This program is designed to cover special needs and opportunities not addressed by our other student and faculty programs. Students and Faculty with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: Program is flexible, typically lasts from weeks to months or longer.

Dates: To be scheduled

Application Deadline: Due dates are established via:

Award: May be available in some cases.

Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)

SITE:

Mablelene Burrell (301) 286-1122

Adrienne Byrd (301) 286-1089

Eligibility: Full-time junior, senior undergraduate or at the early graduate level as of May of the program year; GPA 3.0 on 4.0 scale, major in engineering, science (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.) math, computer science or other area of interest to the aerospace program; a US citizen

Description: The NASA-USRP consists of a 10-15 week research experience at a participating NASA Center under the supervision of a NASA technical mentor. Except in special cases, at GSFC selected students must be available to work 15 consecutive weeks at 40 hours per week during the Fall Session. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services.

Duration: 15-week Fall Session at GSFC

Dates: Varies

Application Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by January 30, 2006 (last Monday in January).

Award: Students will receive a $7,500 15-week fall session stipend for the research experience plus one round-trip airfare or ground transportation costs to and from GSFC. gd

External Programs

Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

(for recent doctoral graduates)

Space Telescope Science Institute,

3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218

(410) 338-4718



Earth System Science Fellowship Program

NASA Peer Review Services, Code Y

500 E Street, SW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20024

(202) 479-9030

(under solicitations)

High Energy Astrophysics Program

USRA, 7501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 206

Seabrook, MD 20706

(301) 805-8396



Summer Institute on Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences

(for undergraduate students)

Dr. Per Gloersen, Mail Code 971.0, NASA/GSFC

Greenbelt, MD 20771

(301) 614-5710



Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students in the Laboratory for Astronomy & Solar Physics

Navy Academy Research Opportunity Program (NAROP):

Dr. Richard P. Fahey, Mail Code 663, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771

(301) 286-9877

fahey@stars.gsfc.

MU-SPIN Project Office

Mr. James Harrington, Mail Code 933, NASA/GSFC

Greenbelt, MD 20771

(301) 286-3409



Co-operative Education Program

Ms. Janine Dolinka, Mail Code 113, NASA/GSFC

Greenbelt, MD 20771

(301) 286-9951



International Space University (ISU)

Christine Barber, Administrator

Parc d’Innovation

1 rue Jean-Dominique Cassini

67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden, France

+33 (0) 3 88 65 50 31



Graduate Student Summer Program in Earth System Science (GSSP)



2006 NASA SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PROBES/LIVING WITH A STAR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

• College internships will begin Tuesday, May 30, 2006 (4 to 10 weeks).

• High School internships will begin Monday, June 19, 2006 and end Friday, July 14, 2006 (4 weeks).

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Program Description

The NASA Solar Terrestrial Probes (STP)/Living With a Star (LWS) Summer Internship offers an opportunity to students to contribute directly to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) missions. We pair up students with a variety of professionals that help support the Sun-Earth Connection program. The Summer Internship Program was established for the benefit of high school and undergraduate college students interested in degrees in engineering and space science - disciplines of vital interest to GSFC. Since its inception it has grown into a program that also provides internship experience in supporting offices like Education & Public Outreach and Public Affairs.

The program is intended to encourage students to both pursue and earn engineering and space science degrees and to enhance their interest in careers at GSFC by exposing them to its professional resources and facilities.

College Eligibility Requirements

1. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

2. Students must be U.S. citizens or have established residency in the U.S.

3. Students must be enrolled in a 2 or 4-year accredited institution

4. Students must submit transcripts from each institution the student has attended

5. Students must submit two letters of recommendation from an instructor that knows you well and can speak to your abilities

High School Eligibility Requirements

1. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

2. Students must be U.S. citizens or have established residency in the U.S.

3. Students must be enrolled in a high school or college prep school within a 100 mile radius of GSFC and be going into your junior or senior year

4. Students must submit official transcripts from each institution the student has attended

5. Students must submit two letters of recommendation from an instructor that knows you well and can speak to your abilities

Sarah E. Brown

STP/LWS Internship Coordinator

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 460, Building 23

Greenbelt, MD 20771

301-286-0806

Sarah.E.Brown.1@gsfc.

• Deadline for Applications is February

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